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Great London smog
Cause: thermal inversion (weather) -
Rachel Carson published book "Silent Spring"
Raised awareness for bio-accumulation and bio-magnification. -
Clean Air Act
US initiative -
Montreal protocol
Reduce ozone-depleting substances (mostly CFCs)
Target: 2000 -
Period: to
Montreal protocol
Reduce ozone-depleting substances (mostly CFCs) -
Kyoto protocol
Reduce emissions that adhere to global warming. -
Goteborg protocol
Target: 2020
Chemical: SO2 -
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) establishment
Established at UN summit in NYC. -
MDG Time Goal
Doc with 3 chapters; Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear, Freedom to Live in Dignity. -
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Established
Revision of the original MDGs, document called "Agenda for Sustainable Development"; target: 2030. -
EIA
The downsides of EIAs is that there is no globally followed standard. Differing measurement standards are one of the largest discrepancies when analyzing EIAs aimed at global use. Other difficulties include the selection of the ideal area size, the cost to run such experiments, and the choice of the variables to consider. -
SDGs Goal
Agenda for Sustainable Development target date.
